2022-04-22 – 2022-04-23 · Ripley, WV · 📍 100 Court Street on the Town Square · State championship
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $5,300.00
Grand Champion: D'Qued Barbeque (703.9544) · 17 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Optimus Swine
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2022 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
703.9544 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 695.9656 WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL set in 2016.
Master Series — Brisket places 9–10: CONVICTED PIGS BBQ and SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC tied on 166.2400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 2–3: D’Qued Barbeque edged ALE YEAH BBQ by 0.0116. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 7–8: STILLS-N-SQUEALS BBQ edged HAMBONES BY THE FIRE by 0.0116.
D’Qued Barbeque won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
D’Qued Barbeque took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 5th.
D’Qued Barbeque turned in 176.5600 in pork — past the 174.2972 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
This contest was away for 5.2 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2017-02-17.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-29 | Boca Raton, FL | 100 NE Mizner Blvd | 16 | 695.9656 | WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away |
| 2016-10-07 | Hattiesburg, MS | 600 Walnut ST. | 26 | 694.7884 | BOOTYQUE | KILLER HOGS |
| 2017-02-17 | Boca Raton, FL | Mizner Park Ampetheater | 26 | 689.1084 | SMOKIN OFF THE GRID | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away |
| 2022-04-22 ← this one | Ripley, WV | 100 Court Street on the Town Square | 17 | 703.9544 | D'Qued Barbeque | Optimus Swine |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.1084 | 166.2972 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 172.0000 | 166.2284 |
| Master Series — Pork | 176.5600 | 171.4172 | 166.2516 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 166.2400 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 173.2000 | 168.5828 | 157.1544 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 173.1428 | 169.7144 | 158.8344 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 176.0228 | 170.8800 | 154.3084 |
17 entries · top 703.9544 · median 673.0172
17 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9656
17 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.3828
17 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.9656
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
17 entries · top 512.5828 · median 479.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T & S BBQ | |
| 2 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 3 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 4 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | Ham Squad | |
| 6 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 7 | A GUY AND HIS LADIES | |
| 8 | Blue Creek BBQ | |
| 9 | Fat Bottom BBQ | |
| 10 | Hot Johnson's | |
| 11 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 12 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Smokinanjokinbbq | |
| 14 | IUOE 132 | |
| 15 | Bearded Brothers BBQ | |
| 16 | Guardians of the Children | |
| 17 | BluSmokeChaserBBQ |
17 entries · top 173.2000 · median 158.9028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Creek BBQ | |
| 2 | A GUY AND HIS LADIES | |
| 3 | T & S BBQ | |
| 4 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 5 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 6 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | Fat Bottom BBQ | |
| 8 | BluSmokeChaserBBQ | |
| 9 | Ham Squad | |
| 10 | Hot Johnson's | |
| 11 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokinanjokinbbq | |
| 13 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 15 | Guardians of the Children | |
| 16 | IUOE 132 | |
| 17 | Bearded Brothers BBQ |
16 entries · top 173.1428 · median 163.7142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 2 | Ham Squad | |
| 3 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | Fat Bottom BBQ | |
| 5 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 6 | T & S BBQ | |
| 7 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 8 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Blue Creek BBQ | |
| 10 | Bearded Brothers BBQ | |
| 11 | A GUY AND HIS LADIES | |
| 12 | IUOE 132 | |
| 13 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokinanjokinbbq | |
| 15 | Guardians of the Children | |
| 16 | Hot Johnson's |
16 entries · top 176.0228 · median 159.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot Johnson's | |
| 2 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 3 | T & S BBQ | |
| 4 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 5 | Ham Squad | |
| 6 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 7 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | A GUY AND HIS LADIES | |
| 9 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokinanjokinbbq | |
| 11 | IUOE 132 | |
| 12 | Bearded Brothers BBQ | |
| 13 | Fat Bottom BBQ | |
| 14 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Blue Creek BBQ | |
| 16 | Guardians of the Children |